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rank (enc)

Rank

Noun1.rank - a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
line - a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
end man - a man at one end of a row of people
2.rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
first, number one - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
second - following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
third - following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
fourth - following the third position; number four in a countable series
fifth - position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
sixth - position six in a countable series of things
seventh - position seven in a countable series of things
eighth - position eight in a countable series of things
ninth - position nine in a countable series of things; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"
tenth - position ten in a countable series of things
eleventh - position 11 in a countable series of things
twelfth - position 12 in a countable series of things
thirteenth - position 13 in a countable series of things
fourteenth - position 14 in a countable series of things
fifteenth - position 15 in a countable series of things
sixteenth - position 16 is a countable series of things
seventeenth - position 17 in a countable series of things
eighteenth - position 18 in a countable series of things
nineteenth - position 19 in a countable series of things
twentieth - position 20 in a countable series of things
thirtieth - position 30 in a countable series of things
fortieth - position 40 in a countable series of things
fiftieth - position 50 in a countable series of things
sixtieth - position 60 in a countable series of things
seventieth - position 70 in a countable series of things
eightieth - position 80 in a countable series of things
ninetieth - position 90 in a countable series of things
hundredth - position 100 in a countable series of things
thousandth - position 1,000 in a countable series of things
millionth - position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things
billionth - position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
last - the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
tier, grade, level - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
gradation, step - relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
second class - not the highest rank in a classification
military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating - rank in a military organization
archidiaconate - office or position of an archdeacon
baronetcy, barony - the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
dukedom - the dignity or rank or position of a duke
earldom - the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
kingship - the dignity or rank or position of a king
princedom - the dignity or rank or position of a prince
viscountcy, viscounty - the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
3.rank - the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces
4.rank - position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
station, place - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
quality - high social status; "a man of quality"
5.rank - the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
Verb1.rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
come in, come out, place - take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
come - have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2.rank - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
superordinate - place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third"
shortlist - put someone or something on a short list
seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
reorder - assign a new order to
subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize"
sequence - arrange in a sequence
downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem
upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem
judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"
3.rank - take precedence or surpass others in rank
excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
Adj.1.rank - very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
fertile - capable of reproducing
2.rank - very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
3.rank - conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
conspicuous, obvious - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
4.rank - complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
5.rank - growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

 

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